Ocean of Storms

proper noun

A basin on the near side of the Moon.

Similar
Sea of Stormsmul:Mare Procellarummul:Oceanus Procellarum
OriginLatin Oceanus Procellarum →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Ocean of Storms
  1. astronomyA basin on the near side of the Moon.

    Synonyms: Sea of Storms, mul:Mare Procellarum, mul:Oceanus Procellarum

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA basin on the near side of the Moon.

Similar
Sea of Stormsmul:Mare Procellarummul:Oceanus Procellarum

Origin

  1. LatinOceanus Procellarum
  2. EnglishOcean of Storms

Calque of Latin Oceanus Procellarum (literally “Ocean of Storms”), from Latin oceanus (“ocean”) + procella (“storm”). Coined by Italian Jesuit astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli, by labelling a map created by Italian Jesuit optician Francesco Maria Grimaldi, and then published in 1651 in the Almagestum Novum.

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Translations

Finnish Myrskyjen valtameri
  • Myrskyjen valtameribasin on the Moon
French Océan des Tempêtes
  • Océan des Tempêtesbasin on the Moon
German Ozean der Stürme
  • Ozean der Stürmebasin on the Moon
Italian Oceano delle Tempeste
  • Oceano delle Tempestebasin on the Moon
Latin Ōceanus Procellārum
  • Ōceanus Procellārumbasin on the Moon
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APA

Ocean of Storms. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ocean%20of%20Storms

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“Ocean of Storms.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ocean%20of%20Storms. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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